MOSCOW — Edward J. Snowden, the former American intelligence contractor whose 2013 leaks of top-secret documents set off a worldwide debate about government surveillance, is now a permanent resident of Russia. Mr. Snowden, 37, has been living in exile in Moscow since 2013, when he fled to the Russian capital after giving journalists access to […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. A judge has released hundreds of pages of Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony from a civil lawsuit by one of her accusers. Ms Maxwell, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, was charged by federal […]
More than 35,000 people are being infected with coronavirus in England per day, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said 433,300 people had Covid-19 in the week ending October 16, equating to around 1 in 130 people. The highest rates of infection continue to be in the North East, Yorkshire and the […]
One in 130 people in England are estimated to have had coronavirus last week, official figures show. Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there were around 35,200 new cases per day between 10 and 16 October compared with the previous week’s figure of about 27,900. The ONS said: “There has been growth in COVID-19 infection rates […]
One in 130 people in England are estimated to have had coronavirus last week, official figures show. Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there were around 35,200 new cases per day between 10 and 16 October compared with the previous week’s figure of about 27,900. The ONS said: “There has been growth in COVID-19 infection rates […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Princess Anne is often described as one of the hardest working members of the Royal Family. The only daughter of Her Majesty the Queen, Anne grew up alongside brothers Prince Charles, Prince […]
There were 2,703 excess deaths across England and Wales in September, official figures show – but coronavirus was not in the 10 leading causes of fatality. The numbers released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), are relative to the five-year average, counting from 2015 to 2019. The leading cause of death in September for […]
WARSAW (BLOOMBERG) – Police used tear gas on protesters after Poland’s top court ruled to further tighten one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws, triggering impromptu demonstrations throughout the country. In the capital, police gassed a crowd near the residence of ruling party chief Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the architect of Poland’s nationalist remake over the past five […]
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Sweden is seeing an uptick in coronavirus infections and introducing targeted measures, but the country that famously refused to lock down is sticking to its guns and insisting coercive methods are not the way to go. After two months of declining cases in July and August, Sweden has seen infections rise steadily […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Ms Morgan spoke out on the issue in last night’s episode of BBC Question Time, along with other panellists including Labour’s Bridget Phillipson and economist Joseph Stiglitz. In it, she claimed the […]